Pope County Inmate Population
Pope County's inmate population is best understood as a cross-county custody path, not a single jail building with a Pope County roster. The official Pope County Sheriff's Office page identifies the sheriff's office in Glenwood as the county law-enforcement, dispatch, warrant, court-security, and prisoner-transport agency. It does not publish a Pope County jail roster, jail visitation page, commissary rules, bed count, or jail housing-unit details. That gap changes how a current inmate lookup works.
The active public roster path found in the research is the Douglas County Inmate Roster. The roster inspected on June 18, 2026 listed multiple entries with "Arresting Agency: POPE COUNTY," which shows that Pope County arrestees may be publicly listed there when they are housed at Douglas County Jail. People sentenced to Minnesota prison are not part of that jail count. They move to the Minnesota Department of Corrections public locator.
Pope County Inmate Population Statistics
The official sources reviewed did not publish a Pope County-only average daily jail population, annual booking count, or average length of stay. The most reliable public figures are the Douglas County Jail capacity figures and the dated current-roster sample, because Douglas County Jail is the practical public roster route for many Pope County arrestees. Those numbers should not be read as a Pope-only census.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas County Jail public-stated beds | 156 beds | Douglas County Jail page, accessed June 18, 2026 |
| Public-stated approved holding level | Up to 135 inmates | Douglas County Jail page, accessed June 18, 2026 |
| MN DOC approved capacity | 149 secure coed beds | MN DOC Douglas County Jail 2025 inspection |
| MN DOC operational capacity | 134.10 | MN DOC Douglas County Jail 2025 inspection |
| Current roster count sample | 38 visible results | Douglas roster inspection, June 18, 2026 |
| Pope County-specific jail ADP | Not located | No official Pope-only jail population dashboard found |
Pope County Jail Population Trends
The clearest trend data in the research is capacity and inspection status for Douglas County Jail. That matters for Pope County because the current public roster path for Pope County arrestees points to Douglas County when those people are housed there. The public record does not show a Pope-only series for average daily population, so the safer trend story is facility capacity, inspection status, and the current roster sample.
| Year | Capacity / Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Built with 156 beds per county page | Douglas County Jail opened as a direct-supervision facility of about 57,000 square feet. |
| 2023 | 149 approved secure coed capacity | MN DOC inspection used 134.10 as 90 percent operational capacity. |
| 2025 | 149 approved secure coed capacity | Inspection dated May 29, 2025 kept the jail on biennial status. |
| 2026 | 38 visible roster results | The June 18, 2026 roster sample included Pope County arresting-agency entries. |
Pope County Inmate Custody Makeup
Official sources did not publish a Pope County breakdown by race, age, sex, charge level, or pretrial status. They do describe the types of people Douglas County Jail may hold: male and female inmates, limited juvenile holds, minimum through maximum security inmates, pretrial detainees, sentenced local inmates, people held on warrants, and people boarded or held for other agencies. The roster's arresting-agency field is the local clue for Pope County cases.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held after arrest while the criminal case is still pending.
- Sentenced local inmate
- A person serving a short jail sentence instead of a state prison sentence.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that may affect release.
- Remand custody
- Court-ordered custody, often seen after a hearing or violation.
Juvenile data is limited. The 2025 Minnesota DOC inspection reported that Douglas County Jail held or processed five juveniles between October 1, 2024 and the April 3, 2025 inspection date, with no JJDPA violations found. The jail's delinquent juvenile hold approval is limited to 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays.
Pope County Jail Capacity
No official Pope County jail capacity was located because the Pope County Sheriff's Office page describes law enforcement, warrants, dispatch, court security, and prisoner transport rather than a public jail facility. Douglas County Jail supplies the usable capacity facts for the regional custody path. Its public jail page says 156 beds and approval to hold up to 135 inmates, while the 2025 MN DOC inspection lists 149 approved secure coed beds and 134.10 operational capacity.
The 2025 inspection found substantial compliance, not a documented overcrowding order. It listed three mandatory-rule noncompliances and one essential-rule noncompliance, tied to policy-manual updates, admission orientation signatures, weekly sanitation inspection documentation, and volunteer-agreement documentation. No official Pope County jail consent decree, DOJ investigation, jail-construction project, or current overcrowding order was found in the research set.
Pope County Inmate Record Laws
Minnesota law separates public booking and law-enforcement data from private corrections, medical, safety, and investigative data. That split explains why a person may appear on a roster with name, booking date, charge label, agency, and status, while other details such as medical screening, fingerprints, full property logs, or active investigative material are not posted online.
Key Minnesota rules:
Minn. Stat. section 13.03 makes government data public unless a state or federal law classifies it otherwise.
Minn. Stat. section 13.82 governs law-enforcement data, including arrest data and booking photographs.
Minn. Stat. section 13.85 covers corrections and detention data tied to lawful confinement.
Minn. Stat. section 241.021 authorizes DOC inspection and public posting of inspection reports.
Pope County State Prison Search
The county jail population and the state prison population are different systems. A person arrested in Pope County may start in local custody, appear on the Douglas roster if housed there, and later move to Minnesota DOC custody if sentenced to prison. The DOC locator says newly sentenced people may take several business days to appear. No state prison was identified inside Pope County from the official sources reviewed.
Minnesota DOC population reports provide statewide prison population context, while the Douglas roster and inspection reports provide the local jail-side facts available for Pope County arrestees. VINELink can help with notification, but it is not a full case docket or jail roster replacement.
Search Pope County Inmates
The current Pope County inmate search starts with the Douglas County roster because official research found Pope County arresting-agency entries there and found no Pope County-hosted inmate roster. The roster is free, requires no login, and is sorted by name. It also offers a keyword search, which can help when the spelling is uncertain or when a reader is checking for an arresting agency term.
The Douglas County roster screenshot captured for the research shows the official roster path used for current Pope County custody checks when the person is housed there.
The image matters because the roster is not branded as a Pope County page, even when Pope County is the arresting agency. Users should still verify custody by calling the jail when an arrest is new or a record is missing.
- Open the Douglas County official roster and start with the alphabetical name index when the last name is known.
- Use keyword search when spelling is uncertain or when checking a charge or arresting agency term.
- Read the person blocks carefully because each charge may repeat booking date, charge, agency, and status.
- If the arrest just happened, wait 1 to 2 hours before calling because booking information may not be releasable yet.
- If the person is not listed, call Douglas County Jail, call Pope County Sheriff, then check MCRO, MNDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink as the facts require.
Pope County Roster Fields
The roster fields found in the official research are simple. There is no public export button, fee, login, or documented pagination behavior in the visible page review. The page displays a date-stamped roster, but no official minute-by-minute refresh promise was found. Treat it as a current roster, then verify by phone when a release, transfer, or court appearance is time-sensitive.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search by Name | Alphabet links | No | A-Z links are shown, and the roster is sorted by name. |
| Search by Keyword | Text search | No | No minimum character rule or wildcard rule was stated on the visible page. |
| Back | Navigation | No | Returns from filtered views. |
Pope County Inmate Records
A jail roster entry is a custody record, not a final court judgment. The Douglas roster text captured during research showed name, booking date and time, charge descriptions, arresting agency, and status. It did not show birth date, address, housing unit, warrant number, bond amount, court date, or visible booking photos in the sampled text. Formal charge and court-date details belong in MCRO and the Pope County District Court calendar.
| Roster Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Public identity line in last-name-first format. |
| Booking Date / Time | Jail booking time, not always the exact arrest time. |
| Charges | Arrest or booking charge descriptions that may later change in court. |
| Arresting Agency | The agency tied to the arrest, including Pope County on sampled entries. |
| Status | Custody category such as Bail Set, Sentenced, Remand-Custody, or Unsent Boarder. |
Pope County Jail vs Prison
The most common lookup error is searching the wrong system. A new arrest or short local sentence belongs in the jail search path. A prison sentence belongs in MNDOC. Federal and immigration custody use separate federal tools. Court records after a jail arrest are in MCRO or Pope County District Court, not in the jail roster.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Current local jail custody | Douglas County roster, then jail phone line | Pope County arrestees housed at Douglas County Jail. |
| Pope County arrest or transport record | Pope County Sheriff's Office records process | Records created by the arresting or transporting agency. |
| Sentenced state prison | Minnesota DOC locator | Adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections. |
| Federal custody | BOP locator or U.S. Marshals channels | Federal prisoners and some federal detainees. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | ICE detainees by A-number/country or biographic search. |
Pope County Custody Fallbacks
When the roster does not show a person, the next step depends on the case stage. Use the Pope County Sheriff for local arrest and transport questions. Use Minnesota Court Records Online or the Pope County court calendar for formal court events. Use the MNDOC locator after a prison sentence, the BOP inmate locator for federal custody, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
The MNDOC public locator captured in the research is the state prison search path, not a live Pope County jail roster.
That distinction keeps jail and prison searches from being mixed. A person can disappear from the jail roster because of release, transfer, sentencing, or a different custody agency.
Pope County Detention Facilities
The facility map contains one detailed regional jail path and one Pope County law-enforcement holding or transport contact. The two should not be treated as the same kind of facility. Douglas County Jail has the public roster, capacity details, visitation, mail, money, and inspection record. Pope County Sheriff's Office is the local arresting, warrant, records, court-security, dispatch, and prisoner-transport agency.
- Douglas County Jail holds current local and boarder inmates, including Pope County arrestees when the Douglas roster lists Pope County as the arresting agency.
- Pope County Sheriff's Office Holding / Transport Function is the local sheriff contact for arrests, transport, warrants, dispatch, and public-data requests, not a published jail roster facility.
Pope County Inmate Population FAQ
Where is the Pope County inmate roster? No official Pope County-hosted roster was located. Current Pope County arrestees may appear on the Douglas County Jail roster when housed there.
How big is the Pope County inmate population? A Pope-only average daily jail population was not published in the official sources reviewed. The most usable numbers are Douglas County Jail capacity figures and roster samples, which include but are not limited to Pope County arrestees.
Are released inmates listed? The Douglas roster is a current roster. A released-history retention period was not located, so older booking records usually require a public-data request to the agency that keeps the record.
What if the person was sentenced to prison? Use the Minnesota DOC locator. Newly sentenced people may take several business days to appear after commitment to state corrections.
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